Renewable Energy Generation Ltd. : Festive fry-ups feed the grid!

January 04, 2012 at 02:53 pm

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16 December, 2011, 0 comments

Renewable energy company Living Fuels and Kent County Council are urging people to make their festive waste environmentally friendly by recycling leftover cooking oil after Christmas.

The cooking oil from roasts, chips and fry-ups is turned into a green bioliquid by Living Fuels, which is used to power generators that feed into the National Grid.

Waste cooking oil can be dropped off at collection tanks at household waste recycling centres around the county. Just one litre of waste cooking oil, about a third of what is used in an average chip pan, can make enough clean, green electricity to make 240 cups of tea.

So far this year, Kent residents have already taken enough used cooking oil to make five million cups of tea.

Recycling waste cooking oil also helps to prevent damage to drains and sewers, reducing the risk of expensive repair bills.

Bryan Sweetland, Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Waste at Kent County Council, said: "Thank you to all the Kent residents who have taken their waste cooking oil to the county's recycling centres this year. Please continue to dispose of waste cooking oil responsibly and help transform waste into clean, green energy."

"Remember you can also recycle other festive items, from Christmas cards to glass bottles and jars, as well as batteries and old electrical equipment at Kent's household waste recycling centres."

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Well written and interesting blog: http://t.co/xx5gQfMc @PostBusiness
from on 04 Jan, 2012
Another interesting way to deal with #Christmaswaste http://t.co/bhiIBUoO
from on 03 Jan, 2012
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I wonder if this is something the UK can utilise? It'd be great to see Christmas trees recycled this way http://t.co/Nylk8BaU
from on 03 Jan, 2012
Exciting news for Germany: http://t.co/DZe1Yh67
from on 03 Jan, 2012
@Veolia_ES_UK take a trip to our HWRC at least once a month. If we don't the house gets filled with goods for recycling!
from on 03 Jan, 2012
from on 03 Jan, 2012
from on 03 Jan, 2012
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and that managed to save all your #usedcookingoil. Remember you can dispose of it at your local HWRC.
from on 26 Dec, 2011
It's our penultimate #christmasrecyclingfact today! Incorrect disposal of #FOGs costs UK taxpayers an est £15 million p/a #usedcookingoil
from on 22 Dec, 2011
@Veolia_ES_UK I know! I want all of the things!
from on 22 Dec, 2011
What a great link. I really want a cassette lamp! http://t.co/1LeZBP7M
from on 22 Dec, 2011
That is brilliant! "@edie: Oddbins plants Santa surprise in recycling bins http://t.co/fM9h2all #video #recycling"
from on 22 Dec, 2011
#christmasrecyclingfact 1ltr of #usedcookingoil creates enough energy to power a vaccum cleaner for 3.5 hours. Handy for a post-Xmas clean!
from on 21 Dec, 2011
#christmasrecyclingfact:There's a whole load of #Christmasrecycling tips in our new blog post! http://t.co/vwUZAzia #recycle #greenliving
from on 20 Dec, 2011
Did you know, 1 litre of #usedcookingoil can power a laptop for 160 hours! Good for traveling over the holidays! #christmasrecyclingfact
from on 19 Dec, 2011
@AimeePostle Thanks for your MT. Everything is really good thanks, hope all is well your end and a Merry Christmas to you!
from on 19 Dec, 2011
@AimeePostle @ProvaAuto Congratulations!
from on 19 Dec, 2011
Don't forget, we have handy #usedcookingoil drop of points at your local HWRC - click here to find your nearest site: www.livingfuels.co.uk
from on 19 Dec, 2011
It's great to see such a positive reaction to renewable energy on a Friday afternoon http://t.co/WPjK3eod
from on 16 Dec, 2011

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